The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglect its complex history and the incentives of the women involved. This revisionist...(展开全部)

將纏足打造成一個同質性的課題，同時又摒棄其他競爭性的觀點，一律蔑視為「封建」，此乃現代反纏足運動最不朽的「功績」。撰寫一部真實的纏足史所遭遇的難題，部分就是源自這種現代的偏見：我們習於只從反纏足觀點來觀看纏足。為了探求那些被淹沒的聲音，為之撰寫一部另類的歷史，作者不得不抗拒一概而論的衝動、過度簡化的傾向，以及道德主義的口吻──正是這些衝動、傾向和口吻，綁架了我們當前所理解的纏足史。作者努力嘗試從各種局部觀點、前後矛盾的文字、與時代脫節或被時代遺忘的人們，以及常常難以自圓其說的零碎故事中，拼湊出一部歷史。 本書的結構，一開始先鎖定在纏足這項社會實踐「行將消逝」的現代，然後才回溯到傳統時代，最後止於它在文化聲望和情欲訴求方面，都達到極盛的明清時期。之所以採取這種歷史倒敘手法，乃是因為當前我們有關纏足的知識，就像書中第一部分所指出的，幾乎全然來自反纏足運動...(展开全部)

The true story of four sisters born between 1907 and 1914 in China, Four Sisters of Hofei is an intimate encounter with history. The Chang sisters lived through a period of astounding change and into the twenty-first century. Unusual opportunities and an extraordinary family education launched them into varied worlds -- those of the theater, modern literature, classical studi...(展开全部)

A global history of historical writing, thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover, understand and represent the past, bringing together different historical traditions and their social, economic, political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of d...(展开全部)

A global history of historical writing, thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover, understand and represent the past, bringing together different historical traditions and their social, economic, political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of d...(展开全部)

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern scholarly discipline of art history. Synthesizing and assessing a vast array of wr...(展开全部)

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern scholarly discipline of art history. Synthesizing and assessing a vast array of wr...(展开全部)

Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Venice A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's busiest and most powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon i...(展开全部)

This is a contemporary and engaging student friendly text with a multinational focus conveys the dynamism of the science of psychology. Student focused features offer social context, explore interdisciplinary relationships, reinforce critical thinking and ultimately show the impact and application of the science. Each chapter of this title begins with a highly engaging vignette...(展开全部)

阿诺尔德·J·汤因比，1889年4月14日生于伦敦，卒于1975年10月22日。英国历史学家。牛津大学毕业，曾任该校研究员（1912-1915）。第一次世界大战时期曾在英国外交部情报部工作（1915）；战后作为英国代表团的成员出席过巴黎和会（1919）。二十世纪二十年代先后担任过伦敦大学教授（1924）、皇家国际问题研究所部长（1925）、伦敦大学国际关系史教授。二次大战时期曾任英国外交部调查部长（1943-1946）。1921年他计划巨著《历史研究》，1927-1928年着手写作。 1934-1961年出版了12卷，评述世界历史。注重无文字记载的文明和欧洲以外地区文明。提出一种以分析各种文明的循环和衰落为基础的历史哲学。因其他事务(1939-1943年任皇家国际事务学会外事部研究室主任、1943-1946年任外交部研究司司长等)而中断巨著的继续写作...(展开全部)